Democratic

Definitions: Democratic

Democratic

Adjective

1. Characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality; "democratic government"; "a democratic country"; "a democratic scorn for bloated dukes and lords"- George du Maurier.

2. Belong to or relating to the Democratic Party; "Democratic senator".

3. Representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large; "democratic art forms"; "a democratic or popular movement"; "popular thought"; "popular science"; "popular fiction".

Date "democratic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1754. (references)

Synonym: Democratic

Synonym: popular (adj). (additional references)

Antonym: undemocratic (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Government	Party; Democratic Party, Republican Party, Socialist Party, Communist Party; Federalist Party, Bull Moose Party, Abolitionist Party; Christian Democratic Party, Social Democratic Party; National Socialist Worker's Party, Nazi Party; Liberal Party, Labor Party, Conservative Party.
	National government, nation, state, country, nation-state, dominion, republic, empire, union, democratic republic; kingdom, principality.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Title
Books	Democratic Rules of Order : Complete, Easy-To-Use Parliamentary Guide for Governing Meetings of Any Size (reference) Faith in Action: Religion, Race, and Democratic Organizing in America (Morality and Society.) (reference) Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies (reference) The Americans: The Democratic Experience (reference) The Emerging Democratic Majority (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Democratic Left (reference) Foreign Trade Of The Democratic Peoples Republic Of Korea (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	America's Political Parties: The Democratic Party 1960-1992 (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Leaders of the Democratic Party.Credit: Library of Congress.		Letting the last "Democratic drop".Credit: Library of Congress.
	Too much silver lining, or the Democratic black crook.Credit: Library of Congress.		Uncle Sam, reading bumps of "selfishness," "ignorance," "honesty," and other words on head of Democratic Party.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. addressing C.O.R.E. demonstrators who are protesting the seating of the Mississippi delegation during the Democratic National Convention, Atlantic City, N.J.Credit: Library of Congress.		Hoover invades democratic stronghold--thousands come out to cheer republican nominee in New Jersey.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Democratic headquarters, Shawneetown, Illinois.Credit: Library of Congress.		Arden, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Gaylord White, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. The democratic council planning a day's activity.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Democratic Digest. Attorney General Tom Clark looking at Declaration of Independence I.Credit: Library of Congress.		Margaret Speaks, daughter of Rep. John C. Speaks of Ohio, snapped while selling peanuts to Rep. Edith N. Rogers of Mass. and Senator F.H. Gillett at the game today between the Democratic and Republican teams of the House of Representatives.Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Alexis de Tocqueville	No protacted war can fail to endanger the freedom of a democratic country.
	The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed by private citizens.
	In other words, a democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.
Aristotle	The basis of a democratic state is liberty.
Edmund Burke	The Democratic Party is like a mule -- without pride of ancestry or hope of posterity.
Edmund Jennings Randolph	Our chief danger arises from the democratic parts of our constitutions.
Thomas Babington Macaulay	I have long been convinced that institutions purely democratic must, sooner or later, destroy liberty, or civilization, or both.
Victor Hugo	My tastes are aristocratic, my actions democratic.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
Communist Manifesto	1848	Finally, they labour everywhere for the union and agreement of the democratic parties of all countries. (reference)
Winston S. Churchill	1946	The fear of them alone might easily have been used to enforce totalitarian systems upon the free democratic world, with consequences appalling to human imagination. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)
United Nations	1948	In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society. (reference)
Brown v. Board of Education	1954	Compulsory school attendance laws and the great expenditures for education both demonstrate our recognition of the importance of education to our democratic society. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	To the democratic fermentation, the philosophic fermentation responded.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Situation - Occurred in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (references)
		Confirmed cases of Ebola HF have been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Sudan, the Ivory Coast, and Uganda. (references)
		The disease is caused by infection with Ebola virus, named after a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) in Africa, where it was first recognized. (references)
Business		There has been continued growth, however, of democratic decisionmaking at the local village level. (references)
		Some unions are democratic, but corruption or authoritarian and strong- arm tactics are common in others. (references)
		Two characteristics of the Swedish system are that it is decentralized and it is run on democratic principles. (references)
Children	Philippines	Policy guidelines of the Communist Party/National Democratic Front state that minors may serve in noncombat positions. (references)
Civil Liberties	Equatorial Guinea	The Independent Democratic Socialist Party (PIDS) still was seeking recognition. (references)
	Turkmenistan	The only registered political party is the Democratic Party, the former Turkmen Communist Party. (references)
Economic History	Guatemala	Type: Constitutional Democratic Republic. (references)
	Honduras	Type: Democratic constitutional republic. (references)
	Mongolia	Mongolian Democratic Association organized. (references)
Human Rights	Gambia	Both the ISHRA and the ACDHRS have conducted training in democratic rights and civic education. (references)
	Azerbaijan	In 2000 the Court reregistered the opposition Azerbaijan Democratic Party after a long appeal process. (references)
	Benin	Many citizens who went into voluntary exile prior to the establishment of democratic rule have returned. (references)
Indigenous People	Bangladesh	They have formed a group called the United People's Democratic Front (UPDF), and on several occasions armed clashes between the UPDF and members of the Chittagong Hill Tracks People's Solidarity Society (PCJSS) resulted in deaths and injuries. (references)
Minorities	Japan	At year's end, strong opposition to the legislation within the Diet, particularly within the Liberal Democratic Party, remained. (references)
	Bhutan	The protests were led by the Bhutan Peoples' Party (BPP), which advocated full citizenship rights for ethnic Nepalese and for democratic reforms. (references)
Political Economy	San Marino	San Marino is a democratic, multiparty republic. (references)
	Nepal	The UML is a relatively moderate social democratic party. (references)
	Croatia	Ivica Racan of the social democratic party is Prime Minister. (references)
Political Rights	Seychelles	Many Democratic Party supporters apparently voted for Ramkalawan. (references)
	Cape Verde	The MPD and the Democratic Renovation Party are the main opposition parties. (references)
	Rwanda	Citizens do not have the right to change their government by democratic means. (references)
Trade	Czech Rep	PHARE funding is being used to build infrastructure, strengthen public administration, and adopt EU legislation, and promote democratic institutions. (references)
	Ukraine	The Eurasia Foundation also awards grants to American organizations with partners in the NIS and directly to NIS organizations involved in projects that promote economic and democratic reform. (references)
	Botswana	Botswana along with 13 other southern African states (Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DROC), Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, the Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe) is a member of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). (references)
Travel	Burma	Foreigners, including Americans, have been caught up in the Burmese government's suppression of democratic activities. (references)
	Zambia	The Copperbelt towns along the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) have seen periodic surges in crime due to problems across the border. (references)
	Chad	There are Chadian embassies in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Sudan, Libya, Nigeria, Niger, Benin, Algeria, Germany, Egypt, Ethiopia, Lebanon, France, Benelux and the EU, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Italy, Russia, and the United States which can provide entry visas. (references)
Women	Taiwan	In April a mid-level manager in the Democratic Progressive Party's headquarters was accused of sexually harassing a subordinate. (references)
	Bulgaria	Of those organizations that exist mainly to defend women's interests, the two largest are the Women's Democratic Union in Bulgaria and the Bulgarian Women's Association. (references)
	Lesotho	Women's rights organizations have taken a leading role in educating women about their rights under customary and common law, highlighting the importance of women participating in the democratic process. (references)
Worker Rights	France	Women were also trafficked from Haiti and Africa, particularly Nigeria, Togo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (references)
	Romania	The Confederation of Democratic Trade Unions of Romania and Cartel Alfa are affiliated with the World Labor Confederation. (references)
	Barbados	Some officers of the largest union, the Barbados Workers' Union, are associated personally with the Democratic Labour Party. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Al Hunt	Mr. Chairman, it's been over seven months since someone tried to kill two of your colleagues, Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle and your counterpart Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy.
Ann Richards	Here's what I suspect. I suspect it's going to energize the Democratic vote. It's just a reminder of what occurred in counting votes in a presidential election.
Art Linkletter	Well, ladies and gentlemen, I think you'll admit, that is one of the most Democratic things a president could do.
Robert Novak	But a majority of the president's party in Congress is opposing him on this issue and the House Democratic leader spoke out against the agreement on the same day that the Federal Reserve chairman was supporting it.
Rush Limbaugh	I can't wait for the Democratic primary and the cannibalization accompanying it to begin.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Theodore Roosevelt	1901-1909	Never before have men tried so vast and formidable an experiment as that of administering the affairs of a continent under the forms of a Democratic republic.
Harry S. Truman	1945-1953	Inauguration Day will be a great demonstration of the Democratic Process.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	In a democratic system like ours, foreign policy decisions must be able to stand the test of public examination and public debate.
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	Now this a source of great annoyance to some, especially those in the Democratic party.
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	That is why we have supported the democratic reformers in Russia and in the other states of the former Soviet bloc.
George W. Bush	2001-2005	America stands committed to an independent and democratic Palestine, living side by side with Israel in peace and security.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	98.81%	5,874	1,653
Noun (proper)	1.19%	71	39,674
Total	100.00%	5,945	N/A

Expressions using "democratic": democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria ♦ democratic deficit ♦ democratic government ♦ democratic leadership ♦ democratic mutually synchronized network ♦ democratic network ♦ democratic party ♦ democratic People's Republic of Korea ♦ democratic process ♦ democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe ♦ Democratic Republic of the Congo ♦ democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ♦ federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ♦ german democratic republic ♦ korean peoples democratic republic ♦ lao People's Democratic Republic ♦ social democratic ♦ social Democratic Party ♦ states rights democratic party ♦ States' Rights Democratic Party ♦ The Democratic party. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "democratic": democratic-bourgeois, democratic-centralist, democratic-controlled, democratic-dominated, democratic-functional, Democratic-manandhar, democratic-participant, Democratic-Republican Party, democratic-social.
	Ending with "democratic": anti-democratic, bourgeois-democratic, liberal-democratic, non-democratic, pre-democratic, pro-democratic, quasi-democratic, revolutionary-democratic, social-democratic.
	Containing "democratic": liberal-conservative-social-democratic-rural.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language		Translations for "democratic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaan		demokraties. (various references)

Albanian		demokratik. (various references)

Arabic		‏جماهيري, ‏ديمقراطي. (various references)

Bulgarian		демократичен. (various references)

Chinese		民主�"�治 (democracy), 民主 (Democracies, Democracy, Democratical, Democratically). (various references)

Czech		demokratický. (various references)

Danish		demokratisk. (various references)

Dutch		democratisch. (various references)

Esperanto		demokrata. (various references)

Farsi		دموکراتیک . (various references)

Finnish		kansanvaltainen. (various references)

French		démocratique. (various references)

German		demokratisch (democrat, democratically, parliamentary). (various references)

Greek		δημοκρατικόσ (republican). (various references)

Hebrew		�"מוקרטי. (various references)

Hungarian		demokratikus. (various references)

Indonesian		demokratis, demokratik. (various references)

Italian		democratico (democrat). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		デポジット制度 (demagogue, demand, demand bus, demerit, demi-, Deming, demi-tasse, demo, democracy, democrat, demodulator, demographic, demonstration, demonstration tape, Depo-provera, deposit system, devilish, rumor)), 民主的 , 民主 (the head of the nation). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		デモクラティック , み�"しゅてき, み�"しゅ (the head of the nation). (various references)

Derivations
	Words beginning with "democratic": democratically. (additional references)
	Words ending with "democratic": antidemocratic, nondemocratic, ultrademocratic, undemocratic. (additional references)
	Words containing "democratic": undemocratically. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Democratic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: demcratic, democractic, Democrata, democrate, democraten, demo'cratic, Democratica, democratice, democratick, democratics, democratie, Democratisch, Democratische, Democritas, Demokrasi, Demokraten, Demokrati, Demokratia, Demokratie, Demokratik, Demokratika, Demokratikon, Demokratikos, demokritos, Deogratia, Dimokratia, timocratic. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "democratic" (pronounced de'mukra"tik)
8	-m u k r a" t i k	undemocratic.
7	-u k r a" t i k	aristocratic, autocratic, bureaucratic, technocratic, theocratic.
6	-k r a" t i k	idiosyncratic.
5	-r a" t i k	erratic.
4	-a" t i k	acrobatic, aerobatic, aromatic, asthmatic, asymptomatic, attic, automatic, axiomatic, charismatic, cinematic, climatic, diagrammatic, diplomatic, dogmatic, dramatic, ecstatic, electrostatic, emblematic, emphatic, enigmatic, enzymatic, fanatic, hepatic, homeostatic, idiomatic, lymphatic, mathematic, melodramatic, monochromatic, numismatic, operatic, pancreatic, phosphatic, pneumatic, posttraumatic, pragmatic, prismatic, problematic, programmatic, prostatic, psychosomatic, rheumatic, schematic, semiautomatic, static, symptomatic, systematic, thematic, traumatic, undiplomatic.
3	-t i k	acetic, acoustic, aesthetic, agnostic, alphabetic, altruistic, amniotic, anachronistic, analytic, anesthetic, antagonistic, Antarctic, antibiotic, antic, anticlimactic, antiseptic, aortic, apathetic, apocalyptic, apologetic, apoplectic, aquatic, arctic, arithmetic, arthritic, artistic, ascetic, astronautic, atavistic, atheistic, athletic, authentic, autistic, ballistic, bombastic, capitalistic, catalytic, cathartic, caustic, chaotic, characteristic, chauvinistic, chiropractic, climactic, coloristic, cosmetic, critic, cryptic, cultic, cystic, dendritic, despotic, deterministic, diabetic, diagnostic, dialectic, diamagnetic, didactic, dietetic, diuretic, domestic, drastic, drumstick, dualistic, dynastic, ecclesiastic, eclectic, ecliptic, elastic, electrolytic, electromagnetic, emetic, empathetic, energetic, enthusiastic, epigenetic, epileptic, erotic, euphemistic, evangelistic, exotic, expressionistic, extragalactic, fantastic, fatalistic, ferromagnetic, feudalistic, fiberoptic, frantic, frenetic, futuristic, galactic, genetic, geomagnetic, gigantic, granitic, gymnastic, halophytic, hectic, hedonistic, hemolytic, heretic, hermaphroditic, holistic, homiletic, humanistic, hyperkinetic, hypnotic, iconoclastic, idealistic, idiotic, imperialistic, impressionistic, individualistic, inelastic, interscholastic, jingoistic, journalistic, kinesthetic, kinetic, lactic, legalistic, linguistic, logistic, magnetic, majestic, masochistic, materialistic, mechanistic, militaristic, monastic, monopolistic, moralistic, mystic, narcissistic, narcotic, nationalistic, naturalistic, neritic, neurotic, novelistic, oligopolistic, onomastic, opportunistic, optic, optimistic, orthodontic, pantheistic, paralytic, paramagnetic, parasitic, parasympathetic, parthenogenetic, paternalistic, pathetic, patriotic, patristic, pectic, pedantic, peptic, peripatetic, pessimistic, phonetic, plastic, pluralistic, poetic, polytheistic, porphyritic, primitivistic, propagandistic, prophetic, prophylactic, prosthetic, psychoanalytic, psychotherapeutic, psychotic, puristic, quixotic, realistic, relativistic, ritualistic, robotic, romantic, rustic, sadistic, sarcastic, scholastic, semantic, semiotic, sensationalistic, septic, simplistic, skeptic, socialistic, statistic, stylistic, surrealistic, sycophantic, symbiotic, sympathetic, synergistic, synthetic, tactic, terroristic, therapeutic, thermoplastic, thrombolytic, transatlantic, triptych, unapologetic, unauthentic, uncharacteristic, unenthusiastic, unpatriotic, unrealistic, unsympathetic, voyeuristic.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
democratic national committee	834	black caucus democratic party	35
democratic party	594	florida democratic party	35
democratic underground	433	candidate democratic first party presidential	33
democratic republic of congo	271	2004 convention democratic national	32
candidate democratic presidential	184	democratic donkey	32
democratic	144	history of the democratic party	31
democratic candidate	101	candidate democratic first party presidential who	31
democratic national party	100	burma democratic voice	30
democratic leadership council	98	democratic revolution	30
democratic network new	89	arkansas democratic gazette	30
democratic national convention	79	democratic primary	28
hotel democratic republic of congo	70	democratic candidate for president	27
2004 candidate democratic presidential	61	action american democratic	23
congo democratic kinshasa republic	53	democratic party platform	23
core democratic values	46	democratic platform	23
new democratic party	42	1968 convention democratic	22
california democratic party	42	democratic convention	22
democratic party texas	42	democratic socialism	21
2004 candidate democratic	41	democratic iowa party	20
student for a democratic society	39	democratic party singapore	19
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-c-d-e-i-m-o-r-t"
	-2 letters: accredit, ceratoid, coadmire, codirect, democrat, mediator, morticed, racemoid, timecard.
	-3 letters: acrotic, cactoid, caromed, carotid, ceramic, cerotic, coacted, coadmit, comatic, comedic, cometic, comrade, cordate, cordite, coremia, demotic, docetic, dormice, erotica, mortice, octadic, orectic, racemic, readmit, redcoat.
	-4 letters: accord, acetic, admire, adroit, airted, aortic, arctic, atomic, cadmic, caried, carted, cicero, coated, coater, codeia, coedit, comade.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-c-d-e-i-m-o-r-t"
	+2 letters: undemocratic.
	+3 letters: nondemocratic.
	+4 letters: antidemocratic, counterclaimed, democratically, electrodynamic, trichomonacide.
	+5 letters: diffractometric, electrodynamics, overcomplicated, trichomonacides, ultrademocratic.
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Democratic

Definitions: Democratic

Democratic

Adjective

Synonym: Democratic

Synonyms within Context: Democratic

Government

Crosswords: Democratic

Modern Usage: Democratic

Screenplays

Commercial Usage: Democratic

Books

Periodicals

Theater & Movies

Image Slideshow: Democratic

Illustrations:Democratic

Computer Images:Democratic

Photo Album: Democratic

Familiar Quotations: Democratic

Alexis de Tocqueville

Aristotle

Edmund Burke

Edmund Jennings Randolph

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Victor Hugo

Historic Usage: Democratic

Communist Manifesto

Winston S. Churchill

United Nations

Brown v. Board of Education

Use in Literature: Democratic

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Non-Fiction Usage: Democratic

Spoken Usage: Democratic

Al Hunt

Ann Richards

Art Linkletter

Robert Novak

Rush Limbaugh

Speeches: Democratic

Theodore Roosevelt

Harry S. Truman

Jimmy Carter

Ronald Reagan

Bill Clinton

George W. Bush

Usage Frequency: Democratic

Expressions: Democratic

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Democratic

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2004 convention democratic national

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arkansas democratic gazette

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2004 candidate democratic presidential

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congo democratic kinshasa republic

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